A friend of mine can't understand why I'm so heavily into The Beach Boys, so he's asking me to buy him that new 30-track "Sounds Of Summer" compilation for Christmas.

The problem is, the tracklisting on that album sucks. It's not in chronological order, and the track selection is just a big wet dream of Mike Love (did I mention I don't like him? :)). It doesn't venture too far past 1969, except for a few awful '70s and '80s tunes ("Getcha Back," "Come Go With Me," "Kokomo").

I really like the premise, though. Thirty songs on one disc spanning the early Capitol years and the Brother years. So instead of buying him the album, I'm instead going to burn him my own compilation (not as a Christmas present; I'm not that cheap), which will kick the **** out of the "Sounds Of Summer" album and be in chronological order.

I've come up with a preliminary tracklist. What should I remove/add? Keep in mind my goal is not to scare him away from The Beach Boys with stereotypes of the band.

Thanks.

1. Surfin' Safari
2. Surfin' USA
3. Surfer Girl
4. Little Deuce Coupe
5. In My Room
6. Fun, Fun, Fun
7. I Get Around
8. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)
9. Help Me, Rhonda
10. California Girls
11. Barbara Ann
12. Sloop John B
13. Wouldn't It Be Nice
14. God Only Knows
15. Good Vibrations
16. Heroes And Villains
17. Friends
18. Do It Again
19. Break Away
20. Slip On Through
21. Forever
22. Feel Flows
23. 'Til I Die
24. You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone
25. Sail On, Sailor
26. Only With You
27. It's OK
28. Let Us Go On This Way
29. The Night Was So Young
30. Good Timin'

Discuss. Judge. Ridicule.

I think my most favorite Beach Boys song that isn't on that list is Dance Dance Dance. It's a cool song to get someone in a good mood.

ok i took out my sounds of summer cd heres what i think should heres what i think should have been on it

please let me wonder
dance dance dance
do you wanna dance
forever

what does everyone think?

Originally posted by americandreamsfan03
ok i took out my sounds of summer cd heres what i think should heres what i think should have been on it

please let me wonder
dance dance dance
do you wanna dance
forever

what does everyone think?

Well, the CD comes damn close to 80 minutes, so you'd probably have to take four songs off to fit those four in. Which four would you remove?

As long as kokomo isn't on the list, it's as good as gold. What an awful song. I can't believe it went to #1 on the charts.

doit again
i get around*not really one of my favorites
shut down
good timin

btw i guess dance dance dance is on the cd so that wont count lol exchange dance dance dance to how about hushabye its one of my favorites

I decided to turn this project into a three-disc set. The discs are separated by theme, sort of. The first disc is pre-Pet Sounds, the second disc is post-Pet Sounds on Capitol, and the third disc is The Brother Records years with Dennis.

Here's the tracklisting. Just like last time, discuss, judge, and ridicule.

Disc One (1962-1965):
1. Surfin' Safari
2. 409
3. Catch A Wave
4. Surfin' U.S.A.
5. Shut Down
6. Surfer Girl
7. Little Deuce Coupe
8. Be True To Your School
9. In My Room
10. Fun, Fun, Fun
11. I Get Around
12. Don't Worry, Baby
13. All Summer Long
14. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)
15. Wendy
16. Dance, Dance, Dance (2001 stereo remix)
17. The Warmth Of The Sun
18. Do You Wanna Dance?
19. Please Let Me Wonder
20. Help Me, Rhonda
21. Kiss Me, Baby (1998 stereo remix)
22. California Girls (1998 stereo remix)
23. You're So Good To Me
24. The Little Girl I Once Knew
25. Barbara Ann (master take without party overdubs)
Total running time - 59:47

Disc Two (1966-1970):
1. Caroline No
2. Sloop John B. (1996 stereo remix)
3. Wouldn't It Be Nice
4. God Only Knows
5. Good Vibrations
6. Cabinessence (stereo mix)
7. Wonderful ("SMiLE" version)
8. Heroes And Villains (2001 stereo remix)
9. Wild Honey
10. Darlin'
11. Let The Wind Blow (2001 stereo remix)
12. Can't Wait Too Long (stereo)
13. Passing By (stereo)
14. Friends (stereo)
15. Little Bird (stereo)
16. Do It Again
17. Bluebirds Over The Mountain (stereo)
18. I Can Hear Music (stereo)
19. Break Away (stereo)
20. Celebrate The News (stereo)
21. Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song) (single version; 2001 stereo remix)
Total running time - 60:49
Tracks on discs one and two are in their original mono, unless indicated otherwise.

Disc Three (1970-1980):
1. This Whole World
2. Slip On Through
3. Cool, Cool Water
4. Forever
5. Feel Flows
6. 'Til I Die
7. Long Promised Road
8. Surf's Up
9. You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone
10. Cuddle Up
11. Marcella
12. Here She Comes
13. The Trader
14. Sail On, Sailor
15. Funky Pretty
16. Back Home
17. It's OK
18. Mona
19. Let Us Go On This Way
20. I'll Bet He's Nice
21. The Night Was so Young
22. Good Timin'
23. Keepin' The Summer Alive (live, 6/21/1980)
Total running time: 78:17
All tracks on disc three are stereo.